Confused about EDD SDI online form date - file on disability start date or day after?

You file after ur first day being disabled so 10/14. just went thru this in august

The previous response isn't quite right. Your first day of disability is 10/13, so you should be filing on 10/14. The date you enter on the DE 2501 form should be 10/13 as your disability start date. Remember that SDI has a 7-day waiting period before benefits kick in, so you won't receive payment for the first week regardless of which date you enter. Make sure your doctor's certification matches your start date too, or you'll run into processing delays.

I think people are mixing up two different things here: 1. Your disability START DATE (which is 10/13 based on your post) 2. The DATE YOU FILE the claim (which should be 10/14 or after) You need to put 10/13 as your disability start date on the form, but you should be submitting the form on or after 10/14. Hope that clarifies things!

Just wanted to make one more clarification - the first day of your disability would be the first day you couldn't work due to your medical condition. So if 10/13 is your first day unable to work, that's your disability start date. The EDD SDI system allows you to file your claim online anytime after that date (even months later, though you shouldn't wait that long). Also, make sure your doctor submits their certification within 9 days of your disability beginning - that's often where delays come from, not the date issue. And yes, be prepared for the 7-day unpaid waiting period that starts on your disability date!

Everyone here is making this WAY too complicated!!! Just call EDD and ask them directly!! I spent hours trying to figure out my disability dates and ended up with wrong info from forums.

Thank you everyone for the responses! I'm going to file my claim tomorrow (10/14) but put 10/13 as my disability start date. I'll make sure my doctor's certification matches this date too. I appreciate all the help - this process is more confusing than I expected!

my cousin works for edd and he says they dont even look at the exact day u submit just the dates on the form so dont stress too much about when u submit

One last tip: take screenshots of everything you submit online. The EDD SDI online system sometimes has glitches, and having documentation of what you submitted and when can save you a lot of headaches if there are any issues later. I learned this the hard way when they claimed I never submitted a form that I definitely did submit.

Just wanted to add - if you're still within your first few days of disability, you might also want to check if your employer has any specific requirements for notifying them about your SDI claim. Some companies want a copy of your claim confirmation or want to be notified within a certain timeframe. It's worth double-checking with HR to make sure you're covering all your bases, especially since you mentioned they gave you different info than your doctor's office initially.